All the clubs' injury lists

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Despite suffering an elbow to the jaw in the clash against Geelong, Luke Hodge will be available to play in Round 5.

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Kyle Cheney

Hamstring

2-3 weeks

Ben Davis *

Foot

Season

Cam Ellis-Yolmen*

Knee

Season

Jordan Gallucci

Shin

TBC

Josh Jenkins

Ribs

Test

Alex Keath

Hamstring

2-3 weeks

Mitch McGovern

Hamstring

8-12 weeks

Paul Seedsman

Groin

Indefinite

Scott Thompson

Adductor

Test

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

McGovern will miss up to three months with a torn hamstring sustained in round three. The club is hopeful he won't need surgery. Kelly will consult a specialist after he was poked in the eye in the win over Essendon last weekend. Jenkins will train on Wednesday to test out his fractured ribs. Seedsman is being treated cautiously with a groin injury that troubled him the entire pre-season, while veteran midfielder Thompson missed his second-straight game in the SANFL with an adductor injury. The Crows' first-round draft pick, Jordan Gallucci, suffered a shin injury in the SANFL last weekend and will be monitored during the week. - Lee Gaskin

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Tom Cutler

Hamstring

TBC

Rhys Mathieson

Ankle

Test

Sam Skinner*

Knee

5 weeks

Reuben William

Shoulder

1-2 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

Cutler is waiting for results on his hamstring injury but will almost certainly miss this week. Mathieson is back into full training and is touch-and-go to make his return after a month out. If he makes it, the hard-nut midfielder will play in the NEAFL.- Michael Whiting

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Ciaran Byrne

Knee

June-July

Daniel Gorringe

Achilles

4 weeks

Jed Lamb

Knee

1 week

Kym Lebois

Quad

3 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

Coach Brendon Bolton admitted after last Saturday night’s loss to the Suns that Patrick Cripps was playing sore but the star midfielder is expected to line up against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Friday night. Young defender Harrison Macreadie left the field with a leg injury but returned after half-time and will be available to face the Power. - Howard Kotton

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Jordan De Goey

Club-imposed suspension

2 weeks

Tom Langdon

Knee

2-3 weeks

Sam McLarty

Leg

TBC

Ben Sinclair*

Hamstring

10-12 weeks

Brayden Sier

Head

TBC

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

De Goey still has two weeks to serve as part of a club-imposed three-game suspension for initially lying about how he sustained a broken knuckle. The Pies hope Langdon will start training again shortly. Sinclair is still eyeing a return in the second half of the year. - Ben Collins

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Ben Howlett

Hamstring

Available

Jayden Laverde*

Ankle

6-8 weeks

Conor McKenna

Suspension

Round six

Alex Morgan

Hamstring

Test

David Myers*

Finger

Available

Mason Redman

Groin

Available

Jordan Ridley*

Back

4-6 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

The Bombers will have David Myers available for selection for the first time this season following finger surgery but it seems likely he will play in the VFL before being ready for senior consideration. Ben Howlett is back from his hamstring injury and available to be picked, and it means the club has a pretty healthy list. Jayden Laverde's exciting speed and marking ability would be handy for the Bombers but he is still some way off making a return from his serious ankle injury. - Callum Twomey

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Michael Apeness

Knee

1-3 weeks

Hayden Ballantyne

Hamstring

4-6 weeks

Harley Bennell

Calf

8-10 weeks

Zac Clarke*

Knee

TBA

Brennan Cox

Ankle

Test

Josh Deluca

Groin

4 weeks

Alex Pearce

Leg

TBA

Luke Ryan

Hip

2-3 weeks

Nick Suban

Concussion

Test

Matthew Uebergang

Hamstring

TBA

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

Nick Suban and young ruckman Sean Darcy were both concussed in Peel Thunder's loss to West Perth on Good Friday and are in doubt this week after pulling up groggy. Hayden Ballantyne is back running but has yet to reach top speed in his comeback from hamstring tendon surgery, while Michael Apeness is expected to join main training by the end of next week following a PCL issue. - Travis King

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Ryan Abbott

Back

1-2 weeks

Cory Gregson*

Foot

6 weeks

George Horlin-Smith

Fractured thumb

Test

Sam Menegola

Suspended

1 week

James Parsons

Suspended

2 weeks

Scott Selwood

Toe

Available

Tom Ruggles

Concussion

Test

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

As the injury list thins, two suspensions open up opportunities for George Horlin-Smith and Lincoln McCarthy to return to the team. Ruggles will need to pass concussion tests to play while Patrick Dangerfield was sore after the game but the coach indicated he would be available against St Kilda. - Peter Ryan

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Ben Ainsworth

Corked quad

4 weeks

Michael Barlow

Hamstring

Test

Sam Day

Hip

Season

Mitch Hallahan

Hamstring

2 weeks

Pearce Hanley

Heel

1 week

Steven May

Hamstring

2 weeks

Trent McKenzie

Hamstring

2 weeks

Michael Rischitelli

Knee

Indefinite

David Swallow

Ankle

Test

Rory Thompson

Quad

2 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

Hanley was in a moon boot after his NEAFL return on Saturday and despite the club insisting it was a precaution, he will miss this week. Thompson's quad problem leaves the Suns desperately short of experienced tall defenders, with May also ruled out. Barlow and Swallow will be on light duties early in the week, but both are expected to play at this stage. The Suns are taking every precaution with the talented Ainsworth's badly corked quad, given he is a first-year player. - Michael Whiting

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Matt Buntine

Knee

Season

Stephen Coniglio

Ankle

2-3 weeks

Brett Deledio

Calf

TBC

Tom Downie*

Illness

Indefinite

Ryan Griffen

Ankle

8-10 weeks

Harrison Himmelberg

Ribs

1-2 weeks

Steve Johnson

Knee

Test

Tendai Mzungu

Hamstring

8-10 weeks

Will Setterfield

Ankle

8-10 weeks

Heath Shaw

Shin

Test

Dylan Shiel

Shoulder

Test

Lachie Whitfield

Suspended

Round eight

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

Shaw and Shiel should be right to face the Swans on Saturday after playing out the game against Port, and Johnson should also prove his fitness and come into the side, if he can get through training on Wednesday and pull up well. Himmelberg fell on the footy in the NEAFL game on the weekend and damaged his ribs, which is rotten luck given he's so close to senior selection. Buntine travelled with the team to Canberra last weekend as a popular and valuable clubman, and is still weighing up where and when to have his ACL surgery. - Adam Curley

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Grant Birchall

Fractured jaw

2 weeks

Jonathon Ceglar*

Knee

10 weeks

Josh Gibson

Head knock

Available

Luke Hodge

Head knock

Available

Kieran Lovell

Shoulder

Indefinite

Jaeger O'Meara

Knock to knee

Test

Ty Vickery

Back

Test

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

O'Meara did some ball work on Tuesday and would appear a lock to return on Sunday against West Coast provided he completes training later this week. Vickery is also expected to train fully when the Hawks return to the track on Thursday. No worries for Gibson and Hodge after their knocks to the head against the Cats. And despite playing just 60 minutes in the VFL on the weekend, the Hawks are flagging that outside midfielder Jonathan O'Rourke is in the mix to play against the Eagles after recovering from a hamstring strain. - Ashley Browne

Early prognosis

Melbourne has a nine-day recovery period between its loss to Fremantle and the Anzac Day eve game showdown with Richmond. After a tough slog against the Dockers, the Demons will use that time to nurse some sore bodies. Apart from Jordan Lewis (who will return from a three-game suspension next week), the Demons don't have many players returning from injury in the coming weeks. - Ben Guthrie

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Paul Ahern*

Knee

Season

Ben Jacobs

Foot

2-3 week

Oscar Junker

Broken tibia

7-9 weeks

Mitch Hibberd

Concussion

Test

Jarrad Waite

AC joint

2-3 weeks

Sam Wright

Ankle

6-8 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

Thomas (shoulder) came off early in the first quarter on Good Friday, but returned and played the game out. Wright has had another setback and his return date is once again pushed out. It was otherwise mostly good news for North on the injury front, although round one debutant Mitch Hibberd was stretchered off when playing for Werribee after a head clash with Geelong's Tom Atkins. Mason Wood (knee) emerged unscathed from his VFL return. - Marc McGowan

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Cameron Hewett

Concussion

Test

Jack Hombsch

Knee

1-2 weeks

Matthew Lobbe

Hamstring

Test

Angus Monfries

Hamstring

Test

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

Monfries is set to play his first game of the year after having shoulder surgery in the off-season and picking up a hamstring injury during pre-season. The 30-year-old forward will come back through the SANFL. Hombsch could return for the Power for their round six game against Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on April 29.- Lee Gaskin

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Nathan Broad*

Shoulder

7-9 weeks*

Shane Edwards

Hip

1-3 weeks

Jack Graham*

Ankle

Indefinite*

Ben Griffiths

Concussion

Test

Shaun Hampson*

Back

Indefinite

Updated: Tuesday, April 13

Early prognosis

The Tigers have been conservative with Ben Griffiths, but two matches on the sidelines should be enough to see him cleared for selection this week. The Anzac Day eve game will mark 25 days since his head in round two. Edwards is the only other injured Tiger who could return in the short-term, but his hip injury is still keeping him out of full training. - Nathan Schmook

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

David Armitage

TBC

Test

Nick Coughlan

Foot

1 week

Jack Steven

Punctured lung

Available

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

The Saints are confident Jack Steven will be back from a punctured lung to face Geelong on Sunday. The onballer has been running at training and is desperate to return. Fellow midfielder David Armitage missed a couple of weeks with a groin injury and returned against Collingwood but was sore late in the game. - Dinny Navaratnam

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Darcy Cameron

Shoulder

Test

Isaac Heeney

Glandular fever

Test

Alex Johnson*

Knee

Indefinite

Jarrad McVeigh

Calf

Test

Sam Naismith

Knee

4 weeks

Dane Rampe

Arm

6 weeks

Dan Robinson

Collarbone

4-6 weeks

Gary Rohan

Back/hamstring

Test

Kurt Tippett

Ankle

Test

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

Tippett, McVeigh, Heeney and Rohan all trained solidly on Tuesday and barring any mishaps at Thursday's short session, will be available for selection. Rohan is likely to play reserves for at least one week, maybe two, while the other three should be picked for the Sydney derby. Naismith will miss a month after a teammate fell across his left knee at training last week, and he's in a brace, the same type worn by Rampe to aid his recovery from his arm injury, while Cameron had his shoulder strapped but trained on Tuesday, albeit without doing any contact work.Robinson has done some low intensity ball work, along with Johnson, who is training without strapping on his troublesome knee, and looks like he's jumping out of his skin at training. - Adam Curley

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Jack Darling

Ankle

Test

Scott Lycett*

Shoulder

4-6 weeks

Sam Mitchell

Ankle

Test

Nic Naitanui*

Knee

Late 2017 season

Drew Petrie

Hand

6 weeks

Willie Rioli

Hamstring

4 weeks

Simon Tunbridge

Knee

Mid-late 2017 season

Jake Waterman

Foot

8 weeks

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

The Eagles' injury list has shortened after Matthew Allen (hamstring) and Tom Cole (quad) made comebacks in East Perth's reserves side last weekend. Jack Darling is expected to be fine to face Hawthorn after missing the Swans win, while Sam Mitchell looks increasingly likely to line-up against his old side. Scott Lycett continues to make a strong recovery from shoulder surgery and has been building his strength work in the gym. Willie Rioli is increasing his workload and will soon be introduced to drills after hamstring surgery. - Travis King

Player

Injury

Estimated Return

Tom Boyd

Concussion

Test

Travis Cloke

Broken ribs

4-6 weeks

Stewart Crameri

Hip

2-3 weeks

Tory Dickson

Abdominal

1 week

Dale Morris

Leg

5-6 weeks

Jack Redpath

Knee

TBC

Jordan Roughead

Hamstring

4-5 weeks

Roarke Smith

Knee

Season

Mitch Wallis

Broken leg

1 week

Updated: Tuesday, April 18

Early prognosis

The loss of Travis Cloke to broken ribs is a big blow to the Bulldogs, considering the long-term injuries to fellow big men Jordan Roughead and Jack Redapath. In better news, the club is confident Tom Boyd will be fit to face the Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The news isn't so good for Stewart Crameri, who managed only a half in the VFL at the weekend in his return from a hip concern. He limped from the ground in deep conversation with Luke Beveridge, and wasn't seen again. Midfielder Mitch Wallis is a chance to play in the VFL in his return from a badly broken leg he sustained last season. - Ryan Davidson

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